Recharging TIM online?
 

So on the 119.it site, I clicked Recarica Subito button, which opened another tab and I filled in the web form, including twice entering the number I was recharging.

I know in the past recharging online with US credit cards haven't worked but thought I'd try again.

The saveonroaming.de will recharge but impose a 3.90€ fee! which is kind of steep just to recharge 5€ to keep the SIM active for another year.

So I tried anyways and it returned an error and I figured it still doesn't work. But I got an email notification from my credit card company that the charge went through to TIM.

However, the credit isn't showing up on 119.it. My recollection was that when I recharged at shops, the credit showed up, though I didn't check immediately.

It's only been a few hours though. Has anyone recharged TIM online? Did the credit show up right away?

I tried recharging online and I received an error. I assumed it didn't take American credit cards also. I haven't checked my statement to see if I was charge. I don't think so. I'll let you know.

It appeared as a temporary authorization on my credit card account for a few days and then disappeared.

The Italian operators only accept domestic bank cards.

Like most european carriers...

You can't use Paypal either.

Someone could to top-up via Paypal?
Tried several times - always get the error

Maybe, but this thread is specifically about an Italian operator.

Do you have an Italian bank card registered to your Paypal?

Of course not.
However, the Vodafone Italia refilled without problems from this account.
On TIM site nowhere is explicitly stated, that funding account is only possible from an Italian card or Italian Paypal